
Trump-Harris: How ugly is the election aftermath going to get?
• Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: patreon.com/americanfriction While we’re all focussed on the horse race, the question people are f...
25 Okt 202456min

Taster – ‘Why do people join cults?’ – from the new series of Why? with Emma Kennedy
Try the new science and psychology podcast Why? – from the makers of American Friction. Why? is the podcast for curious minds. Every Thursday, presenter Emma Kennedy talks to experts and theorists ...
24 Okt 202411min

Is Trump's campaign falling apart?
Trump is cancelling interviews, refusing to answer questions and acting like a cursed wedding DJ at the moment. Has his campaign lost all direction? Plus, we discuss what it means to call him a fascis...
18 Okt 20241h 10min

Harris's interview frenzy sparks new Trump meltdown – plus, do celeb endorsements matter?
Harris went on a media frenzy this week – how did it go? What did we learn and what’s missing? And why has it made Trump lose it? Plus, we speak to Ashley Spillane, from social impact firm Impactual, ...
11 Okt 20241h 4min

The violent world of Trump: New Jan 6 revelations and more
The Trump campaign has been a little bit “sane washed” after JD Vance’s polished debate performance. Sorry to tell you, Trump is still saying and doing crazy sh*t – and there’s more evidence from Jan ...
4 Okt 202456min

What did we learn from the Vance and Walz debate?
JD Vance and Tim Walz went head-to-head in what looks likely to be the final debate between candidates ahead of the presidential election. And they were surprisingly… nice to each other? What’s that a...
2 Okt 202435min

What the latest scandals mean for Trump and Harris
The amount of scandals in US politics right now is hard to keep up with. But, fear not – we’re here to catch you up. And, we discuss what the latest Trump, Robinson, Adams and RFK Jr. stories mean for...
27 Sep 20241h 5min

Harris-Trump countdown: Everything you need to know with 50 days to go
It’s less than 50 days until the US presidential election and polls are on a knife edge. As Harris and Trump race to the finish — what could change things? Nikki McCann Ramírez of Rolling Stone magazi...
20 Sep 20241h 1min




















